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Suvendu Adhikari Lifts Bengal's Inter-State Potato Export Ban
Effective immediately, onions, food grains, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, animal products, and all other essential commodities may be transported without hindrance to any part of the country.
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Which State Is Known As The Rice Capital Of India?
India's most widely eaten grain finds its strongest roots in a state where rice shapes both agriculture and everyday life.
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Rare Earth Corridors, Rail And Freight: Budget Takeaways For Poll-Bound States
The expected big-ticket announcements ahead of crucial elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam may not have happened, but the Union Budget 2026 still had several proposals targeted at these states.
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Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
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Trinamool MP Calls Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan 'Broker', BJP Hits Back
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich" as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.
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Mamata Didi Will Have To Face Consequences: Shivraj Chouhan On Kolkata Horror
Lambasting the West Bengal Chief Minister over the Kolkata rape-murder case, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that Mamata Banerjee will have to face the consequences.
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In Bengal School Job Scam, Probe Body Finds How Funds Were Diverted: Report
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal has tracked multiple small agricultural procurements-cum-marketing entities through which a portion of the proceeds were diverted in smaller amounts.
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Mamata Banerjee Slams Opposition "Deal" After Farm Co-Op Poll Defeat
Mamata Banerjee's comments come a day after an unusual tie-up between the BJP and the Left managed to defeat the Trinamool in an election to an agriculture cooperative body in Nandakumar of Purba Medinipur district.
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West Bengal Assembly Passes Bill To Replace Governor With CM As Chancellor Of Agriculture Universities
The development came just days after the House passed The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to appoint the CM, in place of the governor, as the chancellor of all state-run universities.
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Trinamool Congress Announces Candidates For Bypolls To Four Bengal Assembly Seats
Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced that West Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay will fight from the Khardah assembly constituency where by-election will be held on October 30.
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Mamata Banerjee Assures Support To Farmers' Leader Rakesh Tikait Over Farm Law Protests
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday assured farmer leaders led by Rakesh Tikait and Yudhvir Singh of support to their agitation against the new agriculture laws.
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A Month After Convoy Attack, JP Nadda Back In West Bengal To Meet Farmers
Almost a month after his convoy came under attack, BJP chief JP Nadda was back in West Bengal today, keeping with his outfit's schedule for him in the poll-bound state. He is set to launch his party's day-long door-to-door rice collection programme aimed at wooing farmers amid the protest in Delhi over contentious agriculture laws.
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Bengal Governor Backs Up PM Modi's Attack On Mamata Banerjee Over Farmers
An unwavering ally of the BJP in its tussle with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attack on the state's Trinamool government over its agricultural policies.
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"Don't Support Bandhs But Backing Farmers' Demands": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, more than ever, came out in support of farmers protesting against the central government's three new agricultural ordinances saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration must either withdraw the laws or simply step down.
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NABARD Approves Rs 795 Crore To Rebuild Infrastructure Damaged By Amphan In Bengal
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.
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Suvendu Adhikari Lifts Bengal's Inter-State Potato Export Ban
Effective immediately, onions, food grains, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, animal products, and all other essential commodities may be transported without hindrance to any part of the country.
-
Which State Is Known As The Rice Capital Of India?
India's most widely eaten grain finds its strongest roots in a state where rice shapes both agriculture and everyday life.
-
Rare Earth Corridors, Rail And Freight: Budget Takeaways For Poll-Bound States
The expected big-ticket announcements ahead of crucial elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam may not have happened, but the Union Budget 2026 still had several proposals targeted at these states.
-
Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
-
Trinamool MP Calls Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan 'Broker', BJP Hits Back
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich" as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.
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Mamata Didi Will Have To Face Consequences: Shivraj Chouhan On Kolkata Horror
Lambasting the West Bengal Chief Minister over the Kolkata rape-murder case, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that Mamata Banerjee will have to face the consequences.
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In Bengal School Job Scam, Probe Body Finds How Funds Were Diverted: Report
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal has tracked multiple small agricultural procurements-cum-marketing entities through which a portion of the proceeds were diverted in smaller amounts.
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Mamata Banerjee Slams Opposition "Deal" After Farm Co-Op Poll Defeat
Mamata Banerjee's comments come a day after an unusual tie-up between the BJP and the Left managed to defeat the Trinamool in an election to an agriculture cooperative body in Nandakumar of Purba Medinipur district.
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West Bengal Assembly Passes Bill To Replace Governor With CM As Chancellor Of Agriculture Universities
The development came just days after the House passed The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to appoint the CM, in place of the governor, as the chancellor of all state-run universities.
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Trinamool Congress Announces Candidates For Bypolls To Four Bengal Assembly Seats
Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced that West Bengal Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay will fight from the Khardah assembly constituency where by-election will be held on October 30.
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Mamata Banerjee Assures Support To Farmers' Leader Rakesh Tikait Over Farm Law Protests
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday assured farmer leaders led by Rakesh Tikait and Yudhvir Singh of support to their agitation against the new agriculture laws.
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A Month After Convoy Attack, JP Nadda Back In West Bengal To Meet Farmers
Almost a month after his convoy came under attack, BJP chief JP Nadda was back in West Bengal today, keeping with his outfit's schedule for him in the poll-bound state. He is set to launch his party's day-long door-to-door rice collection programme aimed at wooing farmers amid the protest in Delhi over contentious agriculture laws.
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Bengal Governor Backs Up PM Modi's Attack On Mamata Banerjee Over Farmers
An unwavering ally of the BJP in its tussle with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attack on the state's Trinamool government over its agricultural policies.
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"Don't Support Bandhs But Backing Farmers' Demands": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, more than ever, came out in support of farmers protesting against the central government's three new agricultural ordinances saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration must either withdraw the laws or simply step down.
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NABARD Approves Rs 795 Crore To Rebuild Infrastructure Damaged By Amphan In Bengal
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.
